1985 in jazz
This is a timeline documenting events of Jazz in the year 1985.
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 Ornette Coleman's Prime Time at the Caravan of Dream in 1985 | |
| Decade | 1980s in jazz |
| Music | 1985 in music |
| Standards | List of post-1950 jazz standards |
| See also | 1984 in jazz – 1986 in jazz |
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Events
May
- 24 – 14th Moers Festival started in Moers, Germany (May 24 – 27).[2]
- 22 – 13th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 22 – June 5).[3]
June
- 28 – The 6th Montreal International Jazz Festival started in Montreal, Quebec, Canada (June 28 – July 7).[4]
July
- 4 – The 19th Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (July 4 – 20).[5]
- 12 – The 10th North Sea Jazz Festival started in The Hague, Netherlands (July 12 – 14).[6]
August
- 16 – The 2nd Brecon Jazz Festival started in Brecon, Wales (April 16 – 18).[7]
September
- 20 – The 28th Monterey Jazz Festival started in Monterey, California (September 20 – 22).[8]
Album releases
- Abdullah Ibrahim: Water From an Ancient Well
- Butch Morris: Current Trends In Racism
- Bobby Previte: Bump The Renaissance
- George Russell: The African Game
- Rova Saxophone Quartet: Crowd
- Lyle Mays: Lyle Mays
- David Liebman: The Loneliness Of A Long-Distance Runner
- James Newton: Water Mystery
- Hank Robertson: Transparency
- David Torn: Best Laid Plans
- Borbetomagus: Borbeto Jam
- Mark Nauseef: Wun Wun
- Kip Hanrahan: Vertical Currency
- Patrick O'Hearn: Ancient Dreams
- Don Pullen: Sixth Sense
- John Carter: Castles of Ghana
- Gerry Hemingway: Outerbridge Crossing
- Leni Stern: Clairvoyant
- Marc Johnson: Bass Desires
- Terje Rypdal: Chasers
- Tom Harrell: Moon Alley
- Wynton Marsalis: Black Codes (From the Underground)
- Wynton Marsalis: J Mood
- Paul Winter: Canyon
- Tony Williams: Civilization
- Michael Mantler: Alien
- Herbie Hancock: Village Life
- The Manhattan Transfer: Vocalese
- Michael Franks: Skin Dive
- Ben Sidran: On the Cool Side
- John Hicks Trio: Inc. 1
- Hugh Masekela: Waiting for the Rain
Deaths
- January
- 7 – Johnny Guarnieri, American pianist (born 1917).
- 10 – Cie Frazier, American drummer (born 1904).
- 11 – Kenny Clare, English drummer (born 1929).
- 18 – Georgie Stoll, American musical director, conductor, composer, and violinist (born 1905).
- 26 – Kenny Clarke, American drummer and bandleader (born 1914).
- February
- 22 – Frank Traynor, Australian trombonist and entrepreneur (born 1927).
- 27 – Ray Ellington, English singer, drummer, and bandleader (born 1916).
- March
- 13 – Annette Hanshaw, American singer (born 1901).
- 23 – Zoot Sims, American saxophonist (born 1925).
- 30 – Shizuko Kasagi, Japanese singer (born 1914).
- April
- 21 – Irving Mills, American music publisher, musician, lyricist, and jazz artist promoter (born 1894).
- May
- 2 – Larry Clinton, American trumpeter, bandleader, and songwriter (born 1909).
- 24 – Joe Darensbourg, American clarinetist and saxophonist (born 1906).
- 27 – Skeeter Best, American guitarist (born 1914).
- June
- 15 – David "Buck" Wheat, American bassist, songwriter and recording artist (born 1922).
- July
- 1
- Dick Vance, American trumpeter (born 1915).
- Lonnie Hillyer, American trumpeter (born 1940).
- 4 – Chris Woods, American alto saxophonist (born 1925).
- 11 – George Duvivier, American upright bassist (born 1920).
- August
- 1 – Sam Wooding, American pianist, arranger, and bandleader (born 1895).
- 11 – Nick Ceroli, American drummer (born 1939).
- 19 – Cedric Wallace, American upright bassist (born 1909).
- 30 – Philly Joe Jones, American drummer (born 1923).
- September
- 3 – Jo Jones, American drummer (born 1911).
- 6
- Johnny Desmond, American singer (born 1919).
- Little Brother Montgomery, American pianist and singer (born 1906).
- 15 – Cootie Williams, American trumpeter (born 1911).
- 18 – Ed Lewis, American trumpeter (born 1909).
- 19 – Charlie Holmes, American alto jazz saxophonist of the swing era (born 1910).
- George Clarke, American tenor saxophonist (born 1911).
- October
- 12 – Blind John Davis, African American, blues, jazz and boogie-woogie pianist and singer (born 1913).
- Nelson Boyd, American bassist (born 1928).
- November
- 4 – Richard Williams, American trumpeter (born 1931).
- 12 – Dicky Wells, American trombonist (born 1907).
- 13 – Max Miller, American pianist and vibraphonist (born 1911).
- 24 – Big Joe Turner, American blues shouter (born 1911).
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Marius Neset at Victoria during the 2015 Oslo Jazzfestival.
- December
- 9
- Calvin Jackson, American jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader (born 1919).
- Charlie Munro, American reedist and flautist (born 1917).
- 28 – Benny Morton, American trombonist most associated with the swing genre (born 1907).
- Unknown date
- Leon Prima, American trumpeter (born 1907).
Births
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Eyolf Dale 2017 at Victoria, Nasjonal Jazzscene, Oslo.
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David Six at the 2014 Odessa Jazz Festival.
- January
- 2
- André Roligheten, Norwegian saxophonist and composer.
- Marius Neset, Norwegian saxophonist, composer, and bandleader.
- 10 – Odd Steinar Albrigtsen, Norwegian guitarist.
- 11 – Newton Faulkner, English singer-songwriter and musician.
- 29 – Jon Rune Strøm, Norwegian upright bassist, and bass guitarist.
- February
- 2 – Melody Gardot, American singer, writer and musician.
- 8 – Dario Chiazzolino, Italian guitarist and composer.
- 19 – Kristoffer Lo, Norwegian tubist, flugabonist, guitarist, and composer.
- March
- 5 – Eyolf Dale, Norwegian pianist and composer.
- May
- 14 – Tore Sandbakken, Norwegian drummer and composer.
- June
- 12 – Olivia Trummer, German pianist, vocalist, and composer.
- 20 – Ellen Brekken, Norwegian upright bassist, guitar bassist, and tubist.
- July
- 18 – Theo Croker, American trumpeter, singer, and bandleader from Leesburg, Florida.
- 22 – Camila Meza, Chilean singer-songwriter and guitarist.
- 25 – Tom Harrison, British alto saxophonist and flautist.
- 31 – Aaron Weinstein, American violinist and mandolinist.
- August
- 14 – David Six, Austrian pianist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist.
- 22 – Kim Johannesen, Norwegian guitarist.
- 30 – Rachael Price, American vocalist from Hendersonville, Tennessee.
- September
- 10 – Live Foyn Friis, Norwegian singer and composer.
- 22 – Aaron Diehl, American pianist.
- October
- 15 – Øystein Skar, Norwegian pianist and composer.
- 29 – Ximena Sariñana, Mexican singer-songwriter and actress
- December
- 19 – Ine Hoem, Norwegian singer.
- 29 – Alexa Ray Joel, American singer, songwriter and pianist.
- Unknown date
- Paul Carnegie-Jones, New Zealand pianist.
- Per Arne Ferner, Norwegian guitarist.
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References
- "Vossajazz". Vossajazz. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
- "Moers Festival 1985". Moers Festival. Archived from the original on 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
- "Nattjazz" (in Norwegian). Nattjazz. Archived from the original on 2016-03-22. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
- "Festival International de Jazz de Montréal 1985". Montreal International Jazz Festival. Archived from the original on 2016-06-10. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
- "Montreux Jazz Festival 1985 Setlists". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
- "North Sea Jazz Festival 1985". North Sea Jazz Festival. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
- "Brecon Jazz Festival 1985". FriendsOfBreconJazz.com. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
- "Monterey Jazz Festival 1985". Instagram.com. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
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